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September 29, 2009

I guess one of the good things about my non-quilting mood is that I am getting some little projects crossed off my list. Such as this pin cushion made with a teacup I bought at Goodwill for .49 cents. There is a tutorial here. For the teacup I just cut the circle of fabric about 2-3” larger than the cup. Now my pins won’t stick through the back of my old pincushion and poke me! I’m not sure the name of the fabric I used, or the one under the cup for that matter, but I really like them both! I’m amazed how much you guys know about chicken eggs from my last post!! It was very helpful! Today we ( as in I’m taking pictures) are cutting down cornstalks. Our local grocery store buys them for decoration & to sell. Thus…the machete in my hands while wearing my lounge pants and my Uggs. :)

What a lovely idea with the teacup Allison! And that fabric is divine (the others in the picture too) – I hope somebody here will know what it is….! Love the pic with your little man and the egg – and you looking like you're on a lion hunt!

Such a cute pincushion. I've been wanting to make them for a long time and finally did some tiny miniature ones this weekend. Hopefully I'll post them tomorrow. I really love the teacup & bright colors – so cheery. That's so great that your grocery store buys the stalks. Great way to get some spending money and I love that they're being repurposed rather then trashed!Have a nice evening…Tracy

What a clever (but simple) idea for a pincushion. Just darling. Why couldn't I think of that? I'd have to be careful of it in my quilt studio though. Probably be trying to drink out of the pincushion and throwing my pins in my tea cup.

Yes! That's it. Anna Griffin, flora line, 29330-7. I also couldn't find a name; I saw it called "floral in blue" and "red/blue roses." I'm not sure it has an actual name. It must have sold out early in my local quilt shop because now I see that I bought another fabric from that line – don't remember seeing this one, though. Good luck with the fabric hunt!